pawl
Pawl is a 4 letter word which starts with the letter P and ends with the letter L for which we found 2 definitions.
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| (n.) A pivoted tongue or sliding bolt on one part of a machine adapted to fall into notches or interdental spaces on another part as a ratchet wheel in such a manner as to permit motion in one direction and prevent it in the reverse as in a windlass; a catch click or detent. See Illust. of Ratchet Wheel. |
| (v. t.) To stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off. |
Syllable Information
The word pawl is a 4 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for pawl is: pawl
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